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Outcast (The Cat Star Chronicles, Book 4) - Cheryl Brooks

Blurb~
Sold into slavery when his planet was destroyed, Lynx was enslaved in a harem. He is a favorite due to his feline gene, which gives him remarkable sexual powers, but after ten years, Lynx is exhausted.

Thrown out without a penny, Lynx is bitter and anti-female. He emigrates to a new planet but can only find a job with a female rancher.

Bonnie's boyfriend has left with all their money and she needs help with the ranch. Lynx is cynical, but honest, and though he has made it clear that he wants no part of a romantic relationship, Bonnie can't resist him. She finds out about his impotence and becomes determined not to let such a beautiful and sensual young man go to waste...

*sigh...ok ok...yall know I don't hate on authors or books in general and I'm not going to hate on this book BUT I am going to say it just was NOT for me AT ALL! Oh btw TOTAL SPOILERS!!!

Bonnie was with this dude who impregnated her and left her...in comes Lynx. Lynx was sold into slavery and was basically used for sex. Obviously he hates it now and anything that goes along with it. So when he takes on a job at Bonnie's farm, and she show favor to him he turns the other way! Bonnie's wants him (and he wants her) but he cant help but feel disgusted at the thought of someone loving him...mainly b/c he doesn't think anyone honestly could. Bonnie's baby daddy comes back and all heck breaks loose. By then Lynx and Bonnie love each other...Lynx kills dude...The End.

Odd thing...I liked these characters...or maybe I wanted to like them...idk I'm 100% on the fence about this book. I have to say the most "out there" books Ive read (talking about different worlds etc) have been the Black Jewel books by Anne Bishop so at first I was like well maybe I'm not understanding all the different worlds and aliens etc but really the Black Jewel books can be difficult to understand and this book is nothing in comparison. So I don't think I was confused about the setting.

I think the story in general just wasn't compelling to me...ya that's it...it was somewhat predictable...it didn't really excite me. I found it easy to put down really and that is sometimes what I base a main part of my ratings on. So further more I just think this one was a miss for me...maybe you'll like it. Ive actually heard good things about this series but I just couldn't get into it! =) Better luck next time eh?!?!?

I give this book a total of...

Covet (Fallen Angels, Book 1) - JR Ward

Description~
Redemption isn’t a word Jim Heron knows much about—his specialty, both personally and professionally, is revenge, and to him, sin is all relative. But everything changes when he becomes a fallen angel and is charged with saving the souls of seven people from the seven deadly sins. His weapon: the power of love. His enemy: the darkest of evil. And failure is not an option.

Vincent Di Pietro has surrendered himself to his business—until fate intervenes in the form of a tough-talking, Harley-riding, self-professed savior, and a woman who will make him question his destiny. With an ancient evil ready to claim him, Vin has to work with a fallen angel not only to win his beloved over…but to redeem his very soul.
SPOILERS!!!

What can I say...not much.

I REALLY adore JR Ward so dont get me wrong. I think she is an awesome writer! I LOVE my Brother books to pieces and run out and buy them as soon as they come out. Unfortunately this start of the fallen angels series has seriously come up short.

Jim get chosen to fight evil by helping people make the right decisions in their lives. Sounds pretty solid right?!?! Well he soon meets his first "client" Vin. Vin is with this slut that you later find out is a demon. She has latched her claws into the man and it is Jims job to help him see that shes not the one for him.

One cool thing would be that we get to see a character from the Brother books...Marie-Threse. She used to work at Zero Sum but now works at the Iron Mask. Obviously shes a prostitute BUT the big story is she isnt who she says she is. She used to be married to this mobster type guy who ended up kidnapping her son and running away. She finally gets him back but is still struggling to make ends meet (hence prostitution).

When Jim and Vin come into the club one night Vin totally falls head first for MT and decides shes the woman he wants. Btw other things have happened by now that lead Vin to believe he would be making a HUGE mistake by marrying his demon slut. ANYWAYS...MT doesn't want much to do with the guy at first until he saves her from two punks at the club. Bigger problems arise when people start getting murdered and they all seem to link back to MT and Vin!

Jim buddies with some fallen angles to help fight off the demon slut and fix Vin and MT together...blah blah the end.

Ok...I hate to be like this...I really dont know what my problem was reading this...first off it took me like a week to read it. That right there tells me that theres a problem. It wasnt keeping my interest. It also kinda cracked me up that Vin and MT were SO Pretty Woman in this book...Vin being rich going after a ho etc! lol The gist of the story was plausible but to me it just wasn't enough. I liked they threw in some side characters (the fallen angles) but it all just felt so half way to me. Their were parts I eventually started skimming and felt like I ended up not caring for Vin and MT's relationship. Also their ending sorta dropped off for me.

So...unfortunately this one is probably gonna fall off my radar. Ill stick with my BDB books (Yay JM's book is coming up) and be a happy camper.

I give this book a total of...

Talk Nerdy To Me - Vicki Lewis Thompson (The Nerd Series)

Description~

Fashion model Eve Dupree is fed up with being labeled the pretty one while her sister's called a genius. Eve's got loads of brilliant ideas, not the least of which is the invention she's building in her garage. But when she turns to the nerd next door to help get it off the ground, she finds herself on dangerous ground.

Charlie Shepherd has discovered that there's more to Eve than meets the eye. But it's not just her body he likes -- it's those sexy brains of hers. Romance is a complication he doesn't need right now. The problem is, she has something he needs and he can't seem to resist her.

Keeping her creation under wraps is harder than Eve expected -- as is denying her attraction to Charlie. But when a saboteur starts sniffing around her project, she questions everyone around her, even her nerd in shining armor. Can opposites attract or will they ignite a fire they can't control?

*Blank stare...someone tell me the other books are better b/c I'm upset! I’m just gonna say this is probably going to be full of spoilers so heads up guys!

This is the first time Ive ever read this author and I actually won the book a few months back on a blog. Its taken me a while to get around to reading it…I wanted something light and fluffy b/c lately I had been reading a bunch of dark things…well…this was light but just plane frustrating!

Eve: Super model recently moved into small town and is secretly a genius at inventions!
Charlie: Local nerd with big plans to move the Vegas.

My likes…the writing was good, I had no issues there. It had its funny moments and plenty of hot ones.

My issues…Ok this will probably seem like a rant and rave here but do try to keep up!

- The storyline is a bit of a stretch but I was able to keep it into focus. Eve is inventing a hovercraft and she meets Charlie, takes advantage of his brains and recruits him to help. Obviously she falls for him, but when her house starts getting broken into etc his protective nature sets in. Ok my issue…I love nerdy guys don’t get me wrong but this one was a bit too much of a puss. I still expect my man to be a man and be tough but I felt Charlie was more into calling the cops etc and didn’t take charge like the normal hero does. So I needed more man in this man! ;o)

- The sex…the FIRST time was hot. Up against a wall! YOWZA! But the few times they went back and did it, OMG it was filled with nerdy talk. Like “all systems go”, “retrieving data” etc. I was like are you kidding me?!?! It wasn’t even funny! I just kinda stared at the book. It wasn’t doing anything for me! And me being a hussy, it doesn’t take much! Lol

- So Charlie’s cuz is the person trying to sabotage everything. Whatever, that’s fine and dandy, but when they figure it out (btw he almost kills eve, blows her house up, and wrecks her car) they forgive him and help him get out of his jam with the cops AND the mobster guy that’s after him…WHAT?!?!?! ALL IS FORGIVEN?!?!? I don’t think so! That truly bothered me. Not EVERYONE should get their HEA. By the end they even had him married to Eve’s neighbor…he got his effing HEA! UGH!

- The relationship were a bit off with me. Eve and Charlie…ok they made sense. Although they got engaged and everything within like a week but whatever. But her sis (and like I said the bad guy Chrlies cuz) all got married off by the end and they only knew the people a few days!

- Lastly, the entire book Eve wanted this down to earth living...she had her dreams etc. and Charlie had his own...thats why they tried to stay away from each other BUT by the end she magically wants what he wants and forgets everything else. That didnt sit right with me!

Ok enough complaining. Maybe this one just didn’t do it for me…will the others in the Nerd series? The thing is the writing itself was good, just the story had so many hiccups that I didn’t want to finish it. So what do yall think?

I give this book a total of...